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Today at the Arboretum – 7/13/22

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The sunny beds flanking the entrance to the Haggerty Education Center have been planted differently this year with a “hot” combination of tropical plants, including Aechmea blanchetiana ‘Hawaii” (Bromeliad), deep red Coleus spp, bright orange Marigolds (Tagetes) and delicate Tassel Flowers (Emilia spp). It makes for a striking arrangement, especially when planted in front of the dark green hedge behind. Visit and see for yourself!

Picture credits: Margery Ennist.

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  • Today at the Arboretum – 6/1/22

    A hazy, hot and humid last day of May; few visitors at the Arboretum today, but a Robin was seen hopping along on the lawn in front of the Mansion. A majestic Aesculus chinensis (Chinese Horsechestnut) is in full bloom, the Enkianthus campanulatus shrub (Redvein Enkianthus) in front of the Mansion is flowering and I saw a striking combination of Deutzia cv. Pink-a-Boo and Veronica austriaca ‘Crater Lake Blue’ (Deutzia Cultivar and Speedwell). Plan a visit soon!

    Picture credits: Margery Ennist.



  • A Memorial Day Meander

    Thanks to Steve Kanan for these lovely pictures of springtime at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.



  • Today at the Arboretum – 5/25/22

    Cool and cloudy weather today made for a pleasant stroll around the grounds. There were Gardeners working in the various flower beds, visitors wandering around enjoying the sights and lots of plants blooming in a variety of colors, textures and shapes. A beautifully blooming Viburnum plicatum (Doublefile Viburnum) emerging from a bed of Hostas, the gorgeous blossoms of a sweetly fragrant Rosa x cv. Mme. Gregoire Staechelin (Climbing Rose Cultivar), spikes of yellow Baptisia x sphaerocarpa cv.



  • Today at the Arboretum – 5/17/22

    A lovely, sunny May day – so much to see and enjoy. Many different colors of Columbines are blooming in the gardens, as well as Azaleas and Irises surrounding a bench where you can rest and take it all in. The Tulip show may be over for this year, but do some exploration and discover your own beautiful blooms!

    Picture credits: Margery Ennist.



  • Sunday Saunter – 5/15/22

    Spring is in full bloom at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, as captured in these beautiful pictures from frequent contributor, Steve Kanan.

    Thanks as always for recording these for all to see.



  • Today at the Arboretum – 5/6/22

    Mother Nature is showing us her very best, even on a cool, rainy day! Enjoy the photos of a Cornus florida rubra tree (Pink Flowering Dogwood) and flower closeup, Iris cv. Dark Vader and Paeonia tenuifolia (Fernleaf Peony).

    Picture credits: Margery Ennist.



  • A Spring Visit by Litsa Balaska

    Thanks to Litsa Balaska for these beautiful Spring pictures of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.



  • Today at the Arboretum – 5/4/22

    The Tulip show at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum has been truly spectacular this year, close up as well as from a distance. However, as we all know, all good things must come to an end, so as the show dwindles, please enjoy these lovely photos taken by Heather Emelander.



  • Today at the Arboretum – 4/27/22

    Today at the Arboretum – 4/27/22

    Another cloudy, cool day, but the Arboretum’s grounds are coming alive with lots of color, texture and scents to delight the senses. The Tulips at the entrance to the Haggerty Education Center have changed from an all yellow display to a beautiful combination of yellow, orange and a few deep red flowers; there is a miniature Aquilegia flabellata cv. Nana (Dwarf Japanese Columbine) blooming in the rock garden and a Malus ‘Maypole’ (Columnar Maypole Apple) is in full bloom in the vegetable garden. Make sure to visit soon, you won’t be sorry!

    Picture credits: Margery Ennist.



  • Photos from Katharine Boyle – 4/25/22

    Frequent contributor, Katharine Boyle sent these beautiful perspectives of Spring with this comment, “I finally visited my favorite arboretum again on Sunday, and here are some of my favorite images.”

    Thanks for these images of spring at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.



  • Sunday Saunter – 4/24/22

    Enjoy these fine pictures of spring in its glory at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum from frequent contributor, Steve Kanan.



  • Today at the Arboretum – 4/20/22

    A windy, chilly, cloudy day, but the Tulips have burst forth in a glorious display of sunny yellow flowers, what a welcome sight! Also, the Viburnum Carlesii (Koreanspice Viburnum) has begun blooming and releasing its wonderfully fragrant scent and several clumps of yellow Primula veris ssp. Columnae (Cowslip) are blooming in a bed behind the Haggerty Education Center.

    Picture credits: Margery Ennist.



  • A Brief Saunter – 4/14/22

    Thanks to Steve Kanan for chronicling Spring’s advance at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.



  • Today at the Arboretum – 4/12/22

    It was a perfect spring day, sunny, clear blue skies, fluffy white clouds, low 70 degrees. Lots of visitors enjoying the grounds, the blooming Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica, a lovely spring ephemeral), and the delicate flowers of several different varieties of Cherry trees: the semi-pyramidal pink blooming Prunus avium cv. Plena (double flowered Sweet Cherry), the lacy white blooming Prunus x yedoensis (Yoshino Cherry) and the light pink, frothy flowers of the Prunus cv. Accolade (Flowering Cherry). Visit soon!

    Picture credits: Margery Ennist.



  • Saturday Afternoon Saunter – 4/9/22

    One of our frequent contributors to the picture gallery, Steve Kanan, supplied ample evidence of a beautiful spring at the arboretum. Thanks as always for the great pictures, Steve.



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    TODAY AT THE FRELINGHUYSEN ARBORETUM – 7/6/22

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    White and pale orange captured my attention today as I strolled through the various gardens at the Arboretum. A huge, very fragrant flower on the Magnolia grandiflora cv. Edith Bogue (Southern Magnolia Cultivar), the large trumpet shaped flower on a Brugmansia (Angel’s Trumpet), the spidery white flower on the annual Cleome hassleriana (Spider Flower) and the light orange flower on the Campsis radicans (Trumpet Creeper Vine) climbing over the arbor leading into the Haggerty Education Center. Plan to visit soon!

    Picture credits: Margery Ennist.

    Closeups for Your 4th of July

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    Thanks to frequent contributor, Steve Kanan, for these fine closeups taken at the Frelinghuysen on Friday, 7/1/22.

    TODAY AT THE FRELINGHUYSEN ARBORETUM – 6/29/22

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    A gorgeous warm, sunny day with clear blue skies and abundant white fluffy clouds floating overhead. The cottage next to the Haggerty Education Center is surrounded by many different plants and flowers. Some of the flowers blooming today: a lacy, light blue Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-Mist), an Oakleaf Hydrangea, a spike of Stachys cv. Summer Romance (Betony) being visited by a pollen covered bee, and a bright yellow Coneflower (Echinacea).

    Picture credits: Margery Ennist.

    Pollinator Day at the Arboretum – June 25, 2022

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    On hand for the day were members of the North American Butterfly Association, as well as Lorette Cheswick, horiculturist and beekeeper, Jim Walker, owner of the Wild Birds Unlimited store in Denville, Gail DiDomenico, a Master Gardener, popular local speaker and plant expert, and members of the Home Garden Club of Morristown.  Helping out were Master Gardener volunteers, teen volunteers, and of course, members of the Friends of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.

    Friday Evening Closeups

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    A new batch of closeups from contributor, Steve Kanan who says, “Relaxing with the macro early Friday evening after a long week. Thank you Frelinghuysen for being there.”

    TODAY AT THE FRELINGHUYSEN ARBORETUM – 6/21/22

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    Cloudy and muggy with rain in the forecast. Nevertheless, lots in bloom in the gardens. A sea of Callirhoe involucrata (Purple Poppy Mallow) gently swaying in the breeze, a tall Verbascum thapsus (Common Mullein) blooming against a Blue Spruce in the background, the complex, scented flowers of Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed), the fluffy white flowers of Sambucus canadensis cv. Maxima (American Elderberry) and the tall, feathery, pale yellow flowers of Thalictrum flavum subspec. glaucum (Meadow Rue).

    Picture credits: Margery Ennist.

    At the Frelinghuysen Arboretum

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    There used to be a set of stairs going up to the patio on the side of the Haggerty Education Center. Several years ago, the patio was renovated, the stairs were eliminated and new railings were installed; there is a handicapped accessible ramp to the patio, as well. The four lamp posts that were on the sides of the steps were left. The following spring, new plantings were installed where the stairs were; at first they really didn’t look like much, but as the plants became established, grew and spread, the area turned into an attractive garden visible as you come up the driveway at the Arboretum. 

    The plantings are a combination of Prunus laurocerasus cv. Schipkaensis, Oakleaf Hydrangeas, Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’, Hosta sieboldiana cv. Elegans, a lovely purple variegated leaf Iris, a perennial Geranium (Wargrave Pink, perhaps?) and some Columbines. Enjoy the photos.

    Picture credits: Margery Ennist.

    This Week at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum – 6/8/22

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    A bit muggy and cloudy at the Arboretum today, but we are expecting rain. As always, much to see and enjoy, such as the intricate, perfectly round seed head of an Allium flower, the beautiful, but toxic, flowers of a potato plant (Solanum tuberosum, in the Nightshade family) and a stalk of Phlomis tuberosa flowers (Jerusalem Sage, in the Mint family) working their way up the stem in groups of pretty lavender flowers.

    Enjoy and plan to visit soon!

    Picture credits: Margery Ennist.